Intention + Mechanism = Results
I spent all day yesterday in a personal coaching session, trying to apply the benefits of the "strategic outsider" (the basis of my life and ministry) to myself. We discussed a principle articulated [...]
Mortification Meets Mixed Martial Arts- A Church Unique Snapshot
Have you ever heard of Puritan theology blended with the seeker church movement? Many folks ask me about my home church these days. When I am not consulting I attend Clear Creek Community Church in [...]
The Garage Sale Exercise
What is true or our garage is true for other areas of clarity in our life and ministry:"Regardless of how well organized all the stuff in our garage may be, laying everything out on tables in light [...]
Be Absurd or Don't Be At All
I spent four hours with ten Methodist church planters on Thursday morning. I started the time by asking them to articulate their most pressing challenge. Half of them were in their first eight [...]
Two "Musts" for Every Church: an Ed Stetzer Interview with Perry Noble
Ed Stetzer of Lifeway Research asked Perry Noble of NewSpring Church "What advice would you give to churches in America? What elements would you say are a must in any church?" Perry's answer included [...]
Attention Whiteboard Addicts!
This book by Dan Roam is a fascinating read- in several hours he stretched my thinking about how people think and communicate. With a practical bent and witty style, Roam walks through how we digest [...]
